Associations to the word «Timeserver»
Wiktionary
TIMESERVER, noun. (obsolete) Someone who honours their commitments only when it is personally easy to do so. [16th c.]
TIMESERVER, noun. A person who conforms to current opinions, especially for reasons of personal advantage; an opportunist. [from 16th c.]
TIMESERVER, noun. Someone who performs a job for the required time only, making a minimum of effort. [from 19th c.]
TIMESERVER, noun. (computing) A device, node or program that distributes the correct time to clients in a network.
Dictionary definition
TIMESERVER, noun. One who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.